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![“[Albert] Hoxie, my Western Civilization professor. I had him in my freshman year and he opened up an extraordinary world to me that I've never forgotten. He used his extensive knowledge of art history to illustrate the development of Western culture and politics.” quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d5c/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_art_albert-hoxie-my-western-civilization-pro_1414971.jpg)
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